RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Funds management

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut rates by 25 basis points to a new low of 0.5% in response to the coronavirus outbreak....

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Funds management

Australian shares are likely to return 9% in 2020 but the catastrophic bushfire season could lead to a noticeable negative disruption in economic activity, according to A...

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People & Products

Kathryn Fagg has been appointed as non-executive director, effective from mid-December 2019....

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Funds management

Global markets are entering a ‘late cycle’ phase, as demonstrated by interest rate cuts, according to RARE Infrastructure....

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Bond investors are in the ‘excruciating’ position of low historic yields and minimal expectation of rising interest rates in the near-term, according to Western Asset’s c...

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Financial planning

A sharp slowdown in the Chinese economy caused by the US/China trade war would be detrimental for the Australian housing market, according to a report by Fitch. ...

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Financial planning

Investors are being encouraged to increase their defensive assets as protection against the US/China trade war and Chinese debt issues....

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Funds management

Monetary policy in Australia is less effective than it was, according to Plato Investment Management’s managing director Don Hamson, and the Reserve Bank of Australia wou...

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Funds management

The interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia to 1.25 per cent is positive for the Australian equity market, particularly real assets, according to Martin Currie...

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Financial planning

The start of a new financial year and two rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of Australia make this the ideal time for Australians to review their finances, according to Dix...

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Financial planning

Retirees should review their income-generating strategies in light of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s second rate cut as it will mean they receive less income from their ...

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Funds management

The funds that have incorporated responsible investing principles outperformed most mainstream Australian and international peers, according to a report by the Responsibl...

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Policy & Regulation

SMSF trustees are being encouraged to review their current finance rates after changes to the safe harbour rates benchmark affecting LRBAs. ...

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Financial planning

Australians should be focused on how to protect their long-term financial security ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision on interest rates tomorrow....

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Policy & Regulation

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has given his strongest indicator yet that a cut to the cash rate could come as early as June....

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